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LCBO Online Exclusives
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Napalm Frog
- Posts: 227
- Joined: Mon May 04, 2015 10:01 am
- Location: Toronto
The agency did state that they did have extra, as due to a know LCBO stocking glitch people ordering at the tail end of low stock have often had their order cancelled. Even then, this seems like a good chunk of stock...
Apparently Sam Adam's Utopia will go on sale tomorrow at 9:30am on LCBO.COM
http://www.canadianbeernews.com/2018/09 ... cbo-online
Lots of notice given...
http://www.canadianbeernews.com/2018/09 ... cbo-online
Lots of notice given...
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Esquandolas
- Posts: 14
- Joined: Tue Mar 13, 2018 4:10 pm
$111 sure is a lot for 710 ml of delicious beer. Worth it?nudniq wrote:Apparently Sam Adam's Utopia will go on sale tomorrow at 9:30am on LCBO.COM
http://www.canadianbeernews.com/2018/09 ... cbo-online
Lots of notice given...
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JaseWescott
- Posts: 266
- Joined: Sat Jul 29, 2017 5:08 pm
- Location: Hamilton
I think it's at least $200 a bottle in the US 
and yeah I think it's a "Utopia" year. every 2 years?
and yeah I think it's a "Utopia" year. every 2 years?
I argue no, but they sell out every year so I'm sure lots of people argue yes. Instead of buying a bottle, I went over to Folly and ordered an ounce for I can't remember how much they wanted, but it was less than $20 bucks. That ounce was pretty much all I'd ever want. It's fine, just not really my thing.Esquandolas wrote:$111 sure is a lot for 710 ml of delicious beer. Worth it?nudniq wrote:Apparently Sam Adam's Utopia will go on sale tomorrow at 9:30am on LCBO.COM
http://www.canadianbeernews.com/2018/09 ... cbo-online
Lots of notice given...
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beerstodiscover
- Bar Fly
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Looks like the LCBO didn't bungle the timed release. Nice to see.
No but the website is hammered. No capacity added to deal with the onslaught.
lister
So I noticed in the browser, despite the "processing" overlay graphic that the cart was updated. I refreshed the browser and I was able to purchase. Sigh.
lister
That always happens to me, regardless of whether there's a special release or not.lister wrote:So I noticed in the browser, despite the "processing" overlay graphic that the cart was updated. I refreshed the browser and I was able to purchase. Sigh.
Good to know. That hasn't happened in the past for me though I haven't ordered online for a while now. New quirk! Yay!Craig wrote:That always happens to me, regardless of whether there's a special release or not.lister wrote:So I noticed in the browser, despite the "processing" overlay graphic that the cart was updated. I refreshed the browser and I was able to purchase. Sigh.
lister
Bah! I wish I hadn’t seen this. I still have two 2015s that I have yet to open...
As noted above, the price is fantastic as it is often $200 to $250 in the States and can trade for at least that much in the dreaded “secondary” value.
I bought mine at 11:12 AM and there were 136 units remaining if the site can be trusted.
As noted above, the price is fantastic as it is often $200 to $250 in the States and can trade for at least that much in the dreaded “secondary” value.
I bought mine at 11:12 AM and there were 136 units remaining if the site can be trusted.
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Urotsukidoji
- Posts: 140
- Joined: Thu Dec 15, 2011 2:47 pm
- Location: South Of Heaven
Anyone know if there is a free glass again this year with your Utopias purchase?
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beerstodiscover
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This price is bizarre. Sam Adams states the MSRP is US$200 (C$260) and LCBO sells it for C$110. Perhaps LCBO gets a better price by buying 588 bottles, but I suspect anyone selling it for the US$200 is making a very healthy margin if the LCBO can profit at less than half price.